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People of the State of New York v. Charles Becker, Francisco Cirofici, Louis Rosenberg, Harry Horowitz, John Rich and William Shapiro. (Trial 3198)


pp 351-701, Trial 3198 volume 1: Examination of Jurors

pp. 702-1052, Trial 3198 end of volume 1: examination of Jurors & beginning of volume 2: Trial commences

pp 1053 - 1200 Trial 3198 continued

pp. 1178-1485 Trial 3198 continued

pp,1486-1795 Trial 3198 continued

pp. 1796 - 2100 Trial 3198 continued (to end of reel 386) on last page - Court adjourns to reconvene Thursday 10/18 (continued on reel 387)

Volume II from Reel 387

Trial Transcript details

Description

Trial Transcript of trial for the Murder (1st degree) of Herman Rosenthal (alias Beansie).

5 volumes on two reels [nos. 386-387] of microfilm.
See case number 3232 [reels nos. 396-397]  for second trial of defendant Charles Becker.
See case 3200 for trial of Frank Muller, Frank Cirofisi, Louis Rosenberg, and Harry Horowitz.
 ;Some of the defendants were also known by several aliases, some of which were not sorted out until the case was appealed. Each defendant was represented by one or more defense attorneys. The defendants who were later executed at Sing Sing prison are linked below to their prisoner identification photographs in the Lewis Lawes Papers.
 
  1. Charles Becker was represented by defense attorneys John P. McIntyre, John W. Hart, Lloyd P. Stryker and George W. Whiteside.
  2. William Shapiro (alias Naff) was represented by defense attorney Aaron Levy.
  3. John Rich (alias Jack Sullivan) was represented by defense attorney Harford T. Marshall.
  4. Cirofici, Francisco (alias Dago Frank; alias Frank Murato, alias Frank Palmer)
  5. Horowitz, Harry (Alias Gyp the Blood),
  6. Seidenshner, Jacob known in this transcript by an alias Frank Muller (alias  Whitey Lewis, alias Whitey Jack, alias Louis Seidenschue, alias Jack Biegel)
  7. Rosenberg, Louis (alias Lefty Louis, alias Louis Marks, alias Louis Baker, alias Charles Raymond)
Cirofisi, Horowitz, Seidenshner (or Muller) and Rosenberg were represented by defense attorney G.F. Wahle.

In collection

Criminal Trial Transcripts of New York County Collection (1883-1927)

Associated with

Charles Becker (defendant); Seidenshner, Jacob (defendant); Rosenberg, Louis (defendant); Cirofici, Francisco (defendant); John W. Goff (judge); Harry Horowitz (alias Gyp the Blood) (defendant); Whitman, Charles S. (prosecuting attorney); Moss, Frank (prosecuting attorney); John Rich (alias Jack Sullivan) (defendant)

Dates

July 10 1912 (created)
2018 (digitized)

Court

Stenographer's number

Subjects

Becker, Charles, 1870-1915
Rosenthal, Herman, -1912
Trials (Murder) -- New York (State)
Police corruption -- New York (State) -- New York
Whitman, Charles S., 1868-1947

Object identifier

trial_3198

External links

Aliases discussed in People v Seidenshner, 210 N.Y. 341 (1914), Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Appeals, p. 314 (Google Books)
The Leaden Footed Justices in New York State New York Tribune March 1, 1914 (Library of Congress)
Sam Roberts (2012) 100 Years After a Murder, Questions About a Police Officer’s Guilt. New York Times City Room Blog.
Klein, H., & Becker, Charles. (1927). Sacrificed; the story of Police Lieut. Charles Becker. New York: Printed by Isaac Goldmann. John Jay College Library - Stacks - KF224 .B38 K4 -
Dash, M. (2007). Satan's circus: Murder, vice, police corruption, and New York's trial of the century. New York: Crown. John Jay College - Stacks - HV6534 .N5 D37 2007
Delmar, V. (1968). The Becker scandal, a time remembered. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. John Jay College - Stacks - HV6534.N5 A6 1968
Logan, A. (1970). Against the evidence; the Becker-Rosenthal affair. New York: McCall Pub. John Jay College - Stacks - HV6766 .B4 L6
M. B. (1951, Nov 11). The becker case-- view of 'the system'. New York Times. [John Jay login required]

Source

Criminal Trial Transcript Collection, Special Collections, Lloyd Sealy Library, John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY

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